Davey O'Brien Autograph
Davey O'Brien was a celebrated American football player who made his mark from 1936 to 1938. Born on May 22, 1917, in Dallas, Texas, he is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the sport. O'Brien played college football at TCU (Texas Christian University), where he was an All-American and led the Horned Frogs to a national championship in 1938. More about Davey O'Brien
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O'Brien's playing career was defined by an exceptional ability to read defenses and make quick decisions under pressure. He finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1937 before winning the award in 1938 while leading TCU to an undefeated season. He was also a two-time All-American, a feat that earned him induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. O'Brien's most memorable game came in the 1939 Sugar Bowl, where he threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns to lead TCU to a 15-7 victory over Carnegie Tech.
After college, O'Brien played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring to focus on his business career. However, his legacy in football continued as the Davey O'Brien Award was created in his honor in 1977. The award is given annually to the best quarterback in college football, with past winners including Peyton Manning, Cam Newton, and Baker Mayfield. O'Brien passed away at the age of 60 in 1977, but his impact on the sport of football continues to be felt to this day. Read even more about Davey O'Brien at Wikipedia
After college, O'Brien played one season with the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring to focus on his business career. However, his legacy in football continued as the Davey O'Brien Award was created in his honor in 1977. The award is given annually to the best quarterback in college football, with past winners including Peyton Manning, Cam Newton, and Baker Mayfield. O'Brien passed away at the age of 60 in 1977, but his impact on the sport of football continues to be felt to this day. Read even more about Davey O'Brien at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Davey O'Brien
In total, we tracked 27 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Davey O'Brien (Davey O'Brien Autographed TCU Heisman 1939 Sugar Bowl) was sold in February 2010 for $3125.00 while the cheapest item (5x Signed Davey O'Brien Auto Football Ware Flutie McCoy Detmer W/ COA) found a new owner for $19.95 in July 2017. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2010 with an average selling price of $1860.00 for an autographed item of Davey O'Brien. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2010 with $1860.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $32.45 was July 2017. In average, an autographed item from Davey O'Brien is worth $696.47.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Davey O'Brien were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1938 Heisman TCU Davey O'Brien (d.77) Signed 3x5 Autograph Index Card JSA COA | $899.99 | |
| 5x Signed Davey O'Brien Auto Football Ware Flutie McCoy Detmer | $39.95 | |
| 5x Signed Davey O'Brien Auto Football Ware Flutie McCoy Detmer W/ COA | $19.95 | |
| DAVEY O'BRIEN Autograph 1941 GPC TCU Heisman Trophy 1938 Died-1977 | $1010.00 | |
| Davey O'Brien autographed 8x10 photo - TCU Heisman 1938 ***ULTRA RARE*** | $1999.99 | |
| Davey O'Brien signed 1935 Crusader Woodrow Wilson High School Heisman TCU | $1498.50 | |
| Davey O'Brien Signed 1935 HS Yearbook PSA/DNA Autographed TCU Heisman 1938 | $1494.95 | |
| Davey O'Brien Signed 1940 Eagles-Lions Program Autographed Heisman PSA/DNA *657 | $799.00 | |
| Davey O'Brien Signed 3x5 Index TCU 1938 Heisman PSA/DNA | $720.00 | |
| Davey O'Brien Signed Bank Check Autographed Eagles Heisman PSA/DNA 83891095 | $795.96 | |
| Davey O'Brien Signed Index Card 3x5 Autographed Heisman TCU PSA/DNA 83942822 | $696.47 | |
| DAVEY O`BRIEN HEISMAN BERT BELL SIGNED 1939 EAGLES CHECK JSA AUTHENTIC AUTOGRAPH | $899.10 | |
| JSA Authentic 5x Signed Davey O'Brien Auto Football Flutie Ware McCoy Jaworski + | $44.95 | |
| JSA Signed 5x Davey O'Brien Winner Auto Football Flutie Jawarski, McCoy, Ware | $79.95 | |
| JSA Signed Football 5X BY Davey O'Brien Winner's Flutie Jawarski McCoy, Ware +1 | $65.00 | |
Latest News about Davey O'Brien
Former Wilson star Kerry Collins will serve as Penn State honorary captain at Pe (12/27/23): Dec. 26—Former Wilson and Penn State star Kerry Collins will be the Nittany Lions' honorary captain for the Peach Bowl Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Collins quarterbacked the Nittany Lions to a 12-0 season, the Big Ten championship and a Rose Bowl victory over Oregon in 1994. He won 
Drew Allar named to Davey O’Brien Award’s Class of 2023 (10/31/23): Penn State QB Drew Allar named a candidate for the Davey O'Brien Award.
Georgia QB Carson Beck named to Davey O’Brien Great 8 list (09/25/23): Beck earns Davey O'Brien Great 8 list mention for Week 4 performance...
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Who's running the offense? (08/13/23): Aug. 13—Illinois' training camp quarterback competition has yet to be resolved. At least officially. (Luke Altmyer's the guy). Illinois' 12 opponents are essentially settled at that position, and beat writer Scott Richey has the breakdown on each opposing quarterback on the 2023 schedule: Dequan Fin
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Cade Klubnik named to the Davey O’Brien Award watch list, presented annually to (08/2023): Cade Klubnik makes the 2023 Davey O'Brien watch list.
Drake Maye named semifinalist for Davey O’Brien Award (11/2022): UNC football quarterback Drake Maye has been named a semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award.
Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel named to Walter Camp Player of the Year awar (07/2022): In addition to the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien, Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel was named to the Walter Camp award watch list.
Bryce Young already collecting major hardware (12/2021): The Alabama quarterback won both the Maxwell Award for best college football player and Davey O'Brien Award for best QB on Thursday.
LSU QB Burrow wins Maxwell, O'Brien awards (12/2019): Joe Burrow, the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, won the Maxwell Award and the Davey O'Brien Award on Thursday night at the 2019 Home Depot College Football Awards in Atlanta.